Randolph - Randolph

On March 12, 1952 at 01:50 PM, Randolph - Randolph experienced a crash involving Boeing B-29 Superfortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Randolph AFB (Seguin) Texas.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. At 1350 CST, 12 March 1952, two B-29 aircraft, AF No. 44-87774 and No. 44-62223, both assigned to Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, were involved in a mid-air collision approximately 19 miles north of Randolph Air Force Base. Results of the collision were such that the tail section of the rammed aircraft, No. 44-62223, separated from the fuselage, rendering this aircraft uncontrollable. Portions of the ramming aircraft, No. 44-87774, found along the flight path following the collision, indicated a strong possibility that all personnel in the forward section of this aircraft were incapacitated. Both aircraft crashed with all personnel aboard. Crew on board 44-87774 were: M/Sgt Clyde L. Arnold, instructor engineer, Cpl Wallace L. Bertog, flight engineer, Pfc Donald L. Jameson, student gunner, 1st Lt Lester H. Johnson, pilot, Pvt Sanford L. "Sandy" Kerner, student gunner, Maj Robert W. Padgett, student aircraft commander, Pfc William E. Reynolds, student gunner, 1st Lt Dale W. Scott, instructor pilot. Crew on board 44-62223 were: Pfc Arthur L. Hall, student gunner, M/Sgt Ward W. Hovis, flight engineer, Cpl Patrick H. Martin, instructor gunner, M/Sgt Harrell B. Meyers, instructor engineer, 1st Lt Robert D. Neu, student aircraft commander, Cpt Donald L. Rottier, instructor pilot, 1st Lt Moses G. Seals, pilot. Source: http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-87774, MSN 12577, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 29.5638°, -97.9070°.